猊下
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 猊 | 下 |
| げい Hyōgai |
か Grade: 1 |
| kan'on | |
Pronunciation
- (Tokyo) げーか [géꜜèkà] (Atamadaka – [1])[1][2][3][4]
- (Kyōto) げーか [géꜜèkà] (Atamadaka – [1])[4]
- IPA(key): [ɡe̞ːka̠]
Noun
猊下 • (geika)
- (Buddhism, rare, attributive) down a lion throne, looking up
- (Buddhism, Christianity) Your Holiness; His Holiness; Your Grace; His Grace; Your Eminence; His Eminence
See also
- 猊座 (geiza, “lion throne”)
References
- “▲猊下”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia][2] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2026
- ^ Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 “猊下”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten][1] (in Japanese), 2nd edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2000-2002, released online 2007, →ISBN, concise edition entry available here